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Another Life Lost to Drug Overdose on Mayor Harrell’s Watch

Jonathan Choe
August 21, 2025
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None of Mayor Harrell’s Policies Are Working

Another horrific drug overdose death in Seattle’s Chinatown-ID. Just days after Mayor Bruce Harrell cleared the streets for his visit, all the drug hotspots have come roaring back. None of his policies are working to permanently fix this neighborhood.

Meanwhile, Katie Wilson could become the city’s next mayor. She has an opportunity to share her plans to revitalize this marginalized community of color. But Wilson has yet to show up and meet with elders or business leaders.

Bottom line, it appears the CID is lost regardless of who wins in November.

Jonathan Choe

Journalist and Senior Fellow, Center on Wealth and Poverty
Jonathan Choe is a journalist and Senior Fellow with Discovery Institute’s Center on Wealth and Poverty, covering homelessness issues for its Fix Homelessness initiative. Prior to joining Discovery, Choe spent several years as one of the lead reporters at KOMO-TV, consistently the top rated television station in Seattle. His in depth stories on crime and deep dive investigations into the homeless crisis led to measurable results in the community, including changes in public policy. Choe has more than two decades of experience in television news behind the scenes and in front of the camera for ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, and Tribune. He has also been nominated and honored with multiple industry awards including an Emmy. Choe spent several years teaching classes on emerging media and entrepreneurship to under privileged youth in inner city Chicago. As an independent journalist, Choe also contributes regularly to the Mill Creek View and Lynnwood Times and has reported on exclusive stories in the past year for Daily Wire and The Postmillennial.